as in banquet
a large fancy meal often accompanied by ceremony or entertainment
there will be a celebratory dinner at a local restaurant for the entire team
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Recent Examples of dinner
And at a dinner-dance here Tuesday night … a discussion of cornpone and potlikker led (to) a vote.
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Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 18 Feb. 2026
Tables and individual tickets for the benefit dinner will be available for purchase at a later date.
—Mars Salazar, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
Trump said every governor except Democrats Moore and Jared Polis, of Colorado, were invited to the policy breakfast and the White House dinner.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
The next day, standing below the balcony of the Lorraine Motel where the team was staying in Memphis, King yelled down at Jackson in joviality, as if to mitigate the outburst, inviting him to dinner.
—Johanna Neuman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
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Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 18 Feb. 2026
Tables and individual tickets for the benefit dinner will be available for purchase at a later date.
—Mars Salazar, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
Trump said every governor except Democrats Moore and Jared Polis, of Colorado, were invited to the policy breakfast and the White House dinner.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
The next day, standing below the balcony of the Lorraine Motel where the team was staying in Memphis, King yelled down at Jackson in joviality, as if to mitigate the outburst, inviting him to dinner.
—Johanna Neuman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dinner
Noun
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The moviegoing banquet may be over, but the menus linger on.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
16 Feb. 2026
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When David Bazzel first approached then-University of Arkansas Athletic Director Frank Broyles about celebrating the top assistant coach in college football, Broyles said five months was not enough time to put on a first-class banquet.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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In the Christian religion, the Last Supper — the final meal Jesus shared with his apostles before his crucifixion — was a Passover feast.—
Lianna Norman,
Florida Times-Union,
16 Feb. 2026
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The food, the fireplace, the drink, the company, the relaxation — even non-skiers can appreciate a moveable feast of the senses, and the scene.—
David G. Allan Feb 15,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Dinner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dinner. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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